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Assembly Bill A7663

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires any person convicted of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs to complete a drinking driver program as a condition of their sentence

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2009-A7663 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5289
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง1193, V & T L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A5921

2009-A7663 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires any person convicted of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs to complete a drinking driver program as a condition of their sentence.

2009-A7663 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  7663

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 20, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. KAVANAGH, PERALTA, PHEFFER, CAHILL, COLTON, COOK,
  JOHN,  TITUS, TOWNS -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ALFANO, BARRA --
  read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in  relation  to  requiring
  any  person  convicted  of  operating  a motor vehicle while under the
  influence of alcohol or drugs to complete a drinking driver program as
  a condition of their sentence

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Subdivision  1 of section 1193 of the vehicle and traffic
law is amended by adding a new paragraph (g) to read as follows:
  (G) WHERE THE COURT IMPOSES A SENTENCE FOR ANY  VIOLATION  OF  SECTION
ELEVEN HUNDRED NINETY-TWO OR SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED NINETY-TWO-A OF THIS
ARTICLE,  THE  COURT SHALL REQUIRE THE DEFENDANT, AS A CONDITION OF SUCH
SENTENCE, TO COMPLETE A DRINKING DRIVER PROGRAM APPROVED BY THE  COMMIS-
SIONER, AND RECEIVE AN EVALUATION BY A PROGRAM LICENSED BY THE OFFICE OF
ALCOHOLISM AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03914-01-9

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